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Creativity => Customs => Topic started by: pop-girl on January 08, 2012, 11:06:12 AM

Title: Custom information, tutorials and where to buy...
Post by: pop-girl on January 08, 2012, 11:06:12 AM
Custom Tutorials

If you can think of a tutorial that would be helpful that we don't already have, please let us know so we can work on it. If you would like to submit a tutorial, please PM a Customs mod: BlackCurtains or Tailrustedtealeaf :)

These are also good sites to find custom tutorials:

AeraCura's Custom FAQs (http://acfaq.blogspot.com/)

Aikarin's Custom Tips & Tutorials (http://www.aikarin.com/mlp/customs/customtutorials.html)

Colorscapesart's pose changing tutorial (http://colorscapesart.deviantart.com/art/Sculpting-Tutorial-My-Little-96848062)

Colorscapes My Little Pony Site (http://colorsponies.webs.com/)

My Little Custom's Nylon Hair Dyeing Guide (https://www.facebook.com/notes/my-little-customs/nylon-dyeing-guide/349848385075053)

The Quest to Customize! (http://www.angelfire.com/80s/babygoldenautumn/howto.html)

Wing Sculpting Tutorial by ~Eiriel (http://eiriel.deviantart.com/art/Wing-Sculpting-Tutorial-59733330)

CherryCake's So Soft Tutorial (http://cherrycake.freeservers.com/SSTutorial.htm)

Here are some great tutorials that have been posted here on the Arena. :)

tehrin's Paint and Sunfading Tutorial (http://mlparena.com/mlp/index.php/topic,288994.0.html)

Perfume Puff Tutorial (http://mlparena.com/mlp/index.php/topic,309647.0.html)

Basic Airbrushing Guide (http://mlparena.com/mlp/index.php/topic,318452.0.html)

Passionfruit's Needle and Thread Rehairing Tutorial (http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,357903.0.html)

Accessing Mane and Tail in a G4.5 (http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,397522.0.html)

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Where to buy pony hair?

ShimmerLocks (https://shimmerlocks.com/index.php?route=product/catalog)
Doll Planet hair (https://etsy.me/34suq3B) (order DG-HQ for nylon)
Restore Doll (http://www.restoredoll.com) (order "premium nylon" if seeking real nylon)
Dollyhair (http://www.dollyhair.com) (Possible delayed shipping/poor communication)
RetroDolls US (https://retro-dolls-us.myshopify.com/)
RetroDolls UK (https://www.etsy.com/market/retro_dolls_uk)
The Doll Hair Emporium (https://www.thedollhairemporium.co.uk/)
Ragdolly (http://www.ragdolly.net)
Doll Hair AU(Australia) (https://etsy.me/2WIn2hI)
Dr. Locks (http://www.drlocks.net)
Cloth Doll Supply (https://www.clothdollsupply.com/)
OOAK Artist Emporium (https://www.ooakartistemporium.com/)

A great resource for hair color matching:

MLP Hair Match (https://www.mlphairmatch.com/)

G2 Hair Matching Guide (http://www.lavenderlagoon.com/hair-matching-guide.html)

MLP Area discussion post of Retro Doll color matches (http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,394488.0.html)

Doll Hair Types Guide for Customs (http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,385815.0.html)

How to style pony hair.

Buns and Twists (http://ponycustoms.com/111/my_little_pony_tutorials/hair/styling_hair/my-little-pony-hair-styling-buns-and-twists/)
Aintnobuffalo's Pinterest Hair Styling Board (https://www.pinterest.com/aintnobuffalo/pony-hair-styling/)
Blending Comb Tutorial (https://youtu.be/kXA9A7DGZd4?si=SxNAq792suYJmbie)

Where to buy Rehairing tools

Shimmerlocks (https://shimmerlocks.com/index.php?route=common/home)
Dollyhair (http://www.dollyhair.com/reroottool.htm)
The Doll Planet (https://www.etsy.com/shop/thedollplanethair?)
eBay or etsy search with "rerooting tool"

Where to buy sculpting materials?

Aves Studios (http://www.avesstudio.com/)
Blick Art Materials (https://www.dickblick.com/)
General Art Supply Stores

Where to buy Airbrushes and Airbrush Accessories

Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/airbrush-materials/b?ie=UTF8&node=12897421)
Blick Art Materials (https://www.dickblick.com/)

Airbrush guide

Buying your first airbrush (https://spraygunner.com/blog/types-of-airbrushes-buying-first-airbrush/)
How to choose an airbrush (https://pittsburghsprayequip.com/blogs/pittsburgh-spray-equipment-company/how-to-choose-an-airbrush-the-complete-guide)

Other useful links

Ponyland Press My Little Pony Pose Guide (http://www.ponylandpress.com/poseguide/)

Find ponies by color or pose (https://www.strawberryreef.com/)

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